USA Today Coaches Poll: What They Got Right and What They Didn't

Today, USA Today's first coaches poll came out. A lot of people say preseason polls don't matter. They are more important than one thinks.

If a team starts out high in the polls, they don't have to go as far as teams that are lower in the polls or not ranked.

Is it unfair? Yes. Will it change? Probably not. Now after accepting that reality, you can realize why coaches need to get it right when they vote. This is what the coaches got right (and wrong) this year.

No. 24: Texas

Texas was awful last year. After gutting a majority of the coaching staff in the offseason, Texas looks to improve this year.

That's easier said than done, especially in a new-look Big XII.

Another big question is the quarterback situation. Do you start Garrett Gilbert or Case McCoy? There are some major questions and the biggest one I can think of is, "How did the coaches vote them into the top 25?"

No. 21: Missouri

Now after losing stud QB, Blaine Gabbert, to the NFL and his brother, Tyler, to who knows where, Missouri is left to look for a new starter.

Missouri also faces a tough schedule. So why did the coaches get this one right? Because Mizzou is a lower tier top 25 team and should hover around the No. 21 mark unless something extraordinary happens.

No. 1: OU

Boomer Sooner. Although I don't see the Sooners in the national championship game, they do deserve the number one ranking.

Quarterback Landry Jones is back from leading the Sooners to a Fiesta Bowl victory. Wide receiver, Ryan Broyles, returns to give Jones a great target.

The Sooners look to be the first team to win the Huskerless Big XII and they hope the national championship. They should be in contention, but will come up short. Regardless, the coaches got this one right.